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mysteries
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n. 1 (plural of mystery English) 2 (''in Greek and Roman religion'') a number of secret societies or cults
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mystery \Mys"ter*y\, n.; pl. Mysteries . [OE. mistere, OF. mestier, F. m['e]tier, L. ministerium. See Ministry .] A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied. Fie upon him, he will discredit our mystery. --Shak. And ...
Wikipedia
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Mysteries is the fourth album on the Impulse label by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett . Originally released in 1976, it features performances by Jarrett's 'American Quartet', which included Dewey Redman , Charlie Haden and Paul Motian with Guilherme Franco added ...
Usage examples of mysteries.
I was captivated by all the mysteries, anomalies, anachronisms and puzzles, and wanted to learn as much about them as I could.
After those two mysteries were resolved, he could take the time to indulge his idle curiosity.
Plainly there were mysteries to delve into--but just as plainly they would have to wait for another day.
A great doctor and master of medicines, he was the patron of healers and diviners ‘and disclosed to the people the mysteries of the properties of plants’.
He was wise, he saw mysteries and knew secret things, he brought us a tale of the days before the flood.
Openers of the way, guardians of the spirits of the dead, I knew that they had played a central role in the mysteries of Osiris that had been enacted each year at Abydos—apparently throughout the span of Ancient Egyptian history.
Santha and I journeyed north again, back towards Giza and the mysteries of the Sphinx and the pyramids.
And of course he uses the Department of Mysteries to develop terrible poisons, which he secretly feeds to anybody who disagrees with him.
As for the freakish death of an obscure Department of Mysteries employee in St Mungo's, Harry, Ron and Hermione seemed to be the only people who knew or cared.
What was more, he was now dreaming about walking down the corridor towards the entrance to the Department of Mysteries almost every night, dreams which always culminated in him standing longingly in front of the plain black door.
Centaurs have unravelled the mysteries of these movements over centuries.
Could it possibly be information about the Department of Mysteries that Snape was determined to keep from him?
There's a room in the Department of Mysteries full of shelves covered in these little glass balls and they're at the end of row ninety-seven .
How much time had elapsed since he had seen Sirius lying on the Department of Mysteries floor?
Nevertheless, you should never have believed for an instant that there was any necessity for you to go to the Department of Mysteries tonight.